Worms Eat My Garbage

Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up & Maintain a Worm Composting System is a book by Mary Appelhof self-published in 1982 under the company name Flower Press. The book is still held as seminal reading in the field of vermicomposting.[1][2][3][4]

Worms Eat My Garbage
First edition
AuthorMary Appelhof (original)
Joanne Olszewski (35th anniv. ed.)
LanguageEnglish
PublisherFlower Press
Publication date
1982
Pages100
ISBN9780942256031
OCLC1036925977

Contents

The book gives instruction for vermicomposting (also called worm composting). It explains how to build, or where to buy, a bin for worm composting, each of the steps of converting garbage into fertilizer, and the uses of that fertilizer when the worms are finished with it.

Updates and other versions

The book has received many updated versions over the years. There is a similarly-named version titled Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment, first published in 1993 and directed at classroom education.[5] In 2017 Joanne Olszewski updated the book for a 35th anniversary edition, and in addition to Appelhof's work the new book contains information on invasive species and changes in recycling over the last two decades.[6]

Author

Mary Appelhof was considered a pioneer in vermicomposting. She died on May 4, 2005.

References
  1. Kwak-Hefferan, Elisabeth K (6 October 2011). "What worms eat for breakfast". Grist. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. Tolbert, Kathryn (22 April 2017). "She started composting. Who knew red wigglers and worm poop were so interesting?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. Postalwait, Chris (29 March 2019). "Good to Grow: Compost kitchen waste three times faster with worms". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. McBride, Angus; Muturi, Caroline; Githiri, David; Parker, Julian (2017). "Tiger Worm Toilets - Best Practice Guidelines for Refugee Camps" (PDF). humanitarianlibrary. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. "Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment. First Edition". eric.ed.gov. ERIC. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  6. King, Wendy (24 February 2018). "Let worms do your dirty work". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 15 December 2019.


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